Lid support



sept. 18, 1923. A www@ D. DI CARLO LID SUPPORT Filed Aug. 14 1922 /J /7 [we 'r Patented Sept. 18, 1923.`

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clared his intention offbeconrfin'g ac itizen of the United States),` residingfat Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lid Supports, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to lid supports Aor holders for phonographs or other cabinets, and the object of the invention is to provide a support adapted to hold a hinged lid or cover open in various positions and to provide simple means whereby the lid support will automatically engage and simple means for releasing it from engagement.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain inthe following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a cabinet having a hinged lid with the improved support and releasing means, v

Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views of parts of the device, and

Figures 4 and 5 are enlarged fragmentary sectional and' plan views of parts of the support.

In the drawings, 10 is a cabinet, such as a phonograph cabinet, having a shelf 11, and a lid or cover 12 hinged at 13 to the back of the cabinet. Shelf 11 is provided with a slot 14 and a plate 15 is secured to the shelf over the slot. Plate 15 has a slot 16 with a lateral notch 17 midway of one side and an opening 18 separated from the slot by a cross bar 19.

A bar 20 is pivoted at its upper end to the inner face of one side of lid 12 and slightly to the rear as indicated at 21. Bar 20 extends down through slots 14 and 16 and is provided with upwardly extending notches 22 in its rear edge, and with downward projections or shoulders 23 forming the rear wall ofthe notches, the notches loeing formed to take over cross bar 19. The

' cross bar may be any fixed element adapted to engage with a notch and the notches may be correspondingly shaped. A pin 24 projects laterally from the lower part of bar 20 and normally prevents displacement of the bar with respect `to plate 15 and shelf 11,

permit connection'or disconnection 'ofl the parts. y

" Ai lever 25 'is pivoted atr 26 to the inner but is adapted: to pass through notch 17, to

`face of the side ofthe lid, toJ which bar 2O is pivoted, and near the front of the lid. The longer arm of the lever extends over the upper end of bar 20, has a bent end 27 extending downward adjacent the back edge of the bar and carries a forwardly extending bifurcated plate 28 which straddles bar 20 Just below its pivot. The shorter arm of lever 25 extends downwardly and is twisted to provide a finger part 29 which is disposed near the lower front edge of lid 12.

In assembling the device, bar 2() is passed through slots 14 and 16, being swung out of engagement with the cross bar to allow pin 24 to pass through notch 17. lVith the lid closed, bar 2O will extend downwardly substantially at right angles to the lid. lWhen the lid is raised, bar 2O will be raised with its rear edge riding on cross bar 19 and notchesl 23 passing freely over the cross bar. When the lid is raised to the desired position and released, one of the notches 23 will engage with cross bar 19 and hold the lid in raised position. The lid may be carried to a higher position by lifting it and allowing it to engage a lower notch. 'Io lower or close the lid, it is lifted sufliciently to free bar 20 from its engagement with cross bar 19 and finger piece 29 is then pressed upward. This rocks lever 25 on its pivot and forces bifurcated arm 28 forward, thereby forcing bar 20 forward until its rear edge is free of the cross bar as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1. This permits the lid and bar to be lowered and it may be held in any desired position by releasing the pressure on the finger piece, thereby permitting the bar to swing backward and a notch to take over the cross bar.

If the lid is to be closed, pressure on the finger piece is maintained until the notched part of bar 2O passes below cross bar 19 when pressure on the finger piece may be released and the lid will close without obstruction.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention Vmay be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I donnot limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I Claim as new and desire to Secure by Leb ters Patent is In combination with a receptacle having a hinged lid, a slotted plate supported in the receptacle and having a cross bar; a supporting bar pivoted to the lid, taking through the slot, and having notches adapt- .ed to be Seated on the cross bar, the notched side of the supporting bar normally engaging the cross bar, and a lever pivotally conneeted to the lid, having one end near the front of the lid, and the other end bent over 15 the pivoted end of the supporting bar and provided with a forwardly extending fureation adapted to engage the supporting bar below its pivot whereby pressure upon the Jforward end of the lever will swing the sup- 20 porting bar clear of the `cross bar.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DONATO DI CARLO.

Witnesses: Y

VGmno DI GIAMMARINO, OHAS. E. POTTS. 

